St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Unique reference
- 149873
- Address
- Shaw Road, Thornham, OL16 4RX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1057 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 29.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 6% |
| Other White | 7.4% |
| Pakistani | 8.6% |
| African | 16.4% |
| White British | 52.4% |
| Other Black | 2.9% |
| Other | 2.6% |
| Other Asian | 1.9% |
| Indian | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 0.6% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
| Unclassified | 0.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 19% |
| Local authority average | 30% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 29% |
| Local authority average | 35% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 39.7 |
| Local authority average | 40.6 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.37 |
| Local authority average | 3.47 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 82 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 222 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 192 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| French | GCSE | 4 |
| Geography | GCSE | 66 |
| German | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 182
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 93
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 98 109 |
| Year 8 | 191 82 109 |
| Year 9 | 221 113 108 |
| Year 10 | 202 96 106 |
| Year 11 | 236 113 123 |